Saturday, January 1, 2011

Coq au Vin

So to kick off my Julia Child recipes, I made her Coq au Vin for my family. As always however, I changed a little something here and there. You can find the original recipe here: Coq au Vin

My substitutions were skinless chicken breasts for whole cut-up chicken.
Turkey bacon for regular (I did not pre-boil it either).
I used brandy instead of cognac.
I used frozen pearl onions.
I used less oil and no butter in any part of the recipe.
I used a cornstarch slurry instead of butter and flour to thicken the sauce.
I sliced the meat off the bone and then put it back in the sauce at the end.

FIRE!!! So exciting haha

Served with garlic beans. 

These substitutions resulted in a delicious French dinner that I will definitely be making again soon!

8 comments:

  1. If there's ever going to be a models masterchef show you will probably take the title (I've been watching too much masterchef).

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  2. Love this Julia Child cookbook. One of my favorite recipes to make is the Poulet Roti a la Normande. The stuffing and the sauce are fabulous! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes during the holidays! Kathy from www.mothersofmodels.com

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  3. your blog is so cute, models blogging super fun

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  4. im going to try one of your recipes oneday soon,the other day i had a cooking meltdown, i almost started a fire in my kitchen useing the broiler,do you use yours alot??? cause im finding it cooks faster,like super fast...

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  5. Yummy!
    My family oughta learn a thing or two from yours! They're so picky when it comes to food...
    or maybe I'm just really bad. Hehe.

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  6. Aa looks so good! I wish i had the patience to start cooking properly! :D

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  7. Come back! We miss your tasty travels!

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  8. good good! its looks delicious

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